1.
General Provisions:
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, or
operate any recreational vehicle campground within the State of Mississippi
unless he/she holds a valid permit issued annually by the Department in the
name of such person for the specific campground. All applications for permits
shall be made, prior to any construction of the campground, to the applicable
county health department which shall issue a permit only after a final
inspection of the completed RV campground has indicated all requirements of the
regulations are met. No permit shall be transferable from one location to
another location or from one person to another person.
Every person holding such a permit shall give notice in
writing to the Department within 48 hours after having sold, transferred, given
away, or otherwise disposed of interest in or control of any recreational
vehicle campground. Such notice shall include the name and address of the
person succeeding to the ownership or control of such campground.
2.
Plan Submittal: A
complete plan for the purpose of obtaining a new permit to be issued by the
Department shall show:
a. A vicinity map
showing the general location of the campground.
b. The area and dimensions of the tract of
land.
c. The number, location, and
size of all camping sites and their designated usage.
d. The location and width of roadways.
e. The location of all service
buildings and other proposed structures.
f. The location, size, slope and other
applicable data on water and sewer lines.
3.
Application for Permits:
a. Application for new permits shall be in
triplicate on forms provided by the Department, signed by the applicant, and
shall contain the following:
i. The name,
address, and telephone number of the applicant.
ii. The interest of the applicant in and the
location and legal description of the campground.
iii. A complete plan of the campground,
showing compliance with all applicable provisions of this regulation.
iv. Such further information as
may be requested by the Department to enable it to determine that the proposed
campground will comply with legal requirements.
b. It shall be unlawful for any person to
construct a RV campground until the local health authority has approved the
application, including the plans/specifications of the proposed campground.
c. Application for renewal of
permits shall be made as above by the holder of the permit and shall contain
the following:
i. Any change in the
information submitted since the time the original permit was issued or the
latest renewal granted.
ii. Such
other information as the Agency may require.
4.
Permit Hearings: Any person,
whose application for a permit under this regulation has been denied, may
request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the health
authority under the procedure provided by Section 4.6 of this regulation.
5.
Notices: Whenever,
upon inspection of any recreational vehicle campground, the health authority
finds that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any
provision of this regulation, the health authority shall give notice in writing
in accordance with Item 4.6 (1.) to the owner or agent that, unless such
conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time
specified in the notice by the health authority, the permit will be suspended.
At the end of such period, the health authority shall reinspect such campground
and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, shall suspend the
permit and give notice in writing of such suspension to the owner or agent.
Upon receipt of such notice of suspension, such person shall cease to accept
new occupants in such campground.
6.
Permit Suspension: Any person
whose permit has been suspended, or who has received notice from the health
authority that his/her permit will be suspended unless certain conditions or
practices at the campground are corrected, may request and shall be granted a
hearing on the matter before the health authority, under the procedures
provided by Section 4.6(2.) of this regulation. If no hearing is requested, the
permit shall be automatically revoked 10 days following the day on which notice
of suspension was served.
